This article analyzes water governance models in the context of sustainable development. Specifically, it aims to understand which dimensions of these models need to be rethought to meet the sustainable development goals (SDGs) of the UN 2030 Agenda, especially SDG#6, considering the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. We present a broad review of the literature from a database containing 118 publications from 2015 to 2020. The data collection process was structured in two phases: collecting articles from the ISI Web of Science and Google Scholars and a content analysis of the selected papers. The findings highlight that collaboration, coordination and stakeholder engagement are the crucial elements that water governance models should include to address the global sustainability challenge. How these principles can be translated into practice to enhance water resource management at the local level appears crucial but has been under-investigated in the literature, so a clear pathway toward sustainability is lacking. Implications for academia and management are discussed.

本文分析了可持续发展背景下的水治理模式。具体而言，考虑到 COVID-19 大流行造成的不确定性，它旨在了解需要重新考虑这些模型的哪些维度，以实现联合国 2030 年议程的可持续发展目标 (SDG)，尤其是 SDG#6。我们对包含 2015 年至 2020 年的 118 篇出版物的数据库中的文献进行了广泛的回顾。数据收集过程分为两个阶段：从 ISI Web of Science 和 Google Scholar 收集文章以及对所选论文的内容分析。调查结果强调，合作、协调和利益相关者参与是水治理模型应包括的关键要素，以应对全球可持续性挑战。如何将这些原则转化为实践以加强地方一级的水资源管理似乎至关重要，但在文献中研究不足，因此缺乏通往可持续性的明确途径。讨论了对学术界和管理的影响。